ENGLISH 8 – EXERCISE –
TENSES AND REWRITE (HK II)
NAME:
________________________
I.
Finish the second sentence so that
it has the same meaning as the first one :
1. Mary hasn’t returned my book yet.
à My book ………………………………………………………………….…
2. Her house is bigger than mine.
à My house ……………………………………………………………………
3. To find a job at my age is
difficult.
à It’s ……………………………………………………………..……………
4. Mai is younger than Lan.
à Lan ………………………………………………………….………………
5. My parents sent me to school when I
was six years old.
à I …………………………………………………………………………..…
6. To get acquainted with the
regulation in a new school is easy.
à It’s ……………………………………………………………………..……
7. A bicycle isn’t so expensive as a
motorbike.
à A motorbike ……………………………………………………………..…
8. The principle doesn’t write this
letter.
à This letter ……………………………………………………………….…
9. Smoking a lot is harmful.
à It’s ……………………………………………………………………….…
10. Mary is making a birthday cake in
the kitchen.
à A birthday cake ……………………………………..………………………
II.
PUT THE VERBS IN THE CORRECT TENSES
1. The weather ( be )……………………. very bad
yesterday.
2. My mother always ( get ) …………………… up
early.
3.
Tom
( see ) ……………………his classmates at the party tomorrow.
4.
He
( give ) ……………………me the letter a few minutes ago.
5.
They
( make ) …………………… a lot of furniture next month.
6.
Peter
and Alice ( learn ) …………………… French for two years.
7.
You
( finish ) your …………………… homework yet?
8.
Please
don’t say anything while I ( learn ) …………………… my lesson.
9.
Tomorrow
I ( put ) …………………… our presents on that table.
10.
My
friend ( never see ) …………………… that sight.
11.
My
uncle ( live ) ……………………in HCM city since last year.
12.
He
always ( stay ) …………………… in bed late on Sunday morning.
13.
Peter
and Daisy ( be ) …………………… born in 1978.
14.
My
sister always ( wash ) …………………… her hands before meals.
15.
Look!
The dog ( run ) ……………………after him.
16.
Smith
and Bobby ( read ) …………………… books at this moment.
17.
Tom
( repair ) …………………… his bicycle last Friday.
18.
Mary
and I ( not watch ) …………………… TV last night.
19.
I
( just buy ) ……………………a new shirt.
20.
My
brother came in while Tom and I ( play ) …………………… chess.
21.
Mr.
Pike ( work ) ……………………in this factory for ten years.
22.
Vietnam,
Thailand and Malaysia ( be ) …………………… tropical countries.
23.
HCM
city ( be ) ……………………the largest city in Vietnam.
24.
Where
you ( go ) …………………… last night ?
-
I
( go ) …………………… to the cinema.
25. What you ( do ) …………………… every
morning ?
26.
You
ever (be ) ……………………to Russia ?
27.
We
( not meet ) …………………… him two days ago.
28.
Uncle
Ho ( die ) …………………… in 1969.
29.
Mr
Johnson ( stay ) …………………… in London now.
30.
How
she ( go ) ……………………to school every day ?
-
She
( go ) …………………… to school by bicycle.
KEY
ENGLISH 8 – EXERCISE – TENSES AND REWRITE (HK II)
I.
1/ hasn’t been returned by Mary yet.
2/ isn’t as big as hers
3/ difficult to find a job at my age
4/ isn’t as young as Mai
5/ was sent to school when I was six years old.
6/ easy to get acquainted with the regulation in a new
school
7/ is more expensive than a bicycle
8/ isn’t written by the principle
9/ harmful to smoke a lot
10/ is being made in the kitchen by Mary
II.
1/
was
2/
gets
3/ will
see
4/
gave
5/ will
make
6/ have learnt
7/ have you
finished
8/ am
learning
9/ will
put
10/ has never seen
11/ has
lived
12/
stays
13/
were
14/
washes
15/ is running
16/ are reading
17/ repaired
18/ didn’t
watch
19/ have just bought
20/ were
playing
21/ has
worked
22/
are
23/
is
24/ did you go – went
25/ do you
do
26/ Have you ever
been
27/ didn’t meet
28/
died
29/ is
staying
30/ does she go - goes